Brooklyn, New York
Bushwick Schoolhouse
An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Queens, New York
Indonesian Food Bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church
Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.
Queens, New York
The Alley Pond Giant
The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
Rochester, New York
Garbage Plates at Nick Tahou Hots
Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.
Queens, New York
The Kitty Genovese Residence
A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."
Garrison, New York
Manitoga
This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.
Queens, New York
5 de Mayo Food Market
Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.
Peekskill, New York
Early Electrics
Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.
Pawling, New York
Rainbow's End Butterfly Farm
This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.
Queens, New York
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House
The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of American Finance
Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?
Carmel Hamlet, New York
New York's Chuang Yen Monastery
The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.
Brooklyn, New York
Pioneer Works
An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.
New York, New York
Queensboro Trolley Kiosk
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
New York, New York
The Narrowest Building in New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
Lake George, New York
Bloody Pond
This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.
Stony Point, New York
Old Letchworth Village Cemetery
Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.
Buffalo, New York
Silo City
Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
Brooklyn, New York
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.
Rochester, New York
Mount Hope Cemetery
An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.
Rochester, New York
Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."
Queens, New York
La Esquina del Camarón Mexicano
An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.
Brooklyn, New York
Monk Parakeets of Brooklyn College
Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.
Staten Island, New York
Willowbrook State School
Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.
